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Comments on: Search words, and How To Track Silly Memes http://sharpener.johnband.org/2006/05/search-words-and-how-to-track-silly-memes/ Trying to make a point Fri, 25 Jan 2008 12:21:35 +0000 hourly 1 By: John B http://sharpener.johnband.org/2006/05/search-words-and-how-to-track-silly-memes/#comment-12363 Thu, 18 May 2006 22:03:40 +0000 http://www.thesharpener.net/2006/05/11/search-words-and-how-to-track-silly-memes/#comment-12363 That sounds more plausible. I think they’ve been fixing some fuck-ups in the original database – when it launched Oxford wasn’t on the list…

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By: Matthew http://sharpener.johnband.org/2006/05/search-words-and-how-to-track-silly-memes/#comment-12282 Thu, 18 May 2006 20:04:41 +0000 http://www.thesharpener.net/2006/05/11/search-words-and-how-to-track-silly-memes/#comment-12282 when I click on your ‘Pimms’ link Oxford is the top city?

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By: Eddie http://sharpener.johnband.org/2006/05/search-words-and-how-to-track-silly-memes/#comment-11808 Mon, 15 May 2006 17:57:42 +0000 http://www.thesharpener.net/2006/05/11/search-words-and-how-to-track-silly-memes/#comment-11808 It’s quite obvious that the BBC read this Sharpener article and used to to create their piece on Saturday about how Birmingham is the king of pr0n – http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_midlands/4768647.stm

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By: Ryan http://sharpener.johnband.org/2006/05/search-words-and-how-to-track-silly-memes/#comment-11649 Fri, 12 May 2006 15:05:53 +0000 http://www.thesharpener.net/2006/05/11/search-words-and-how-to-track-silly-memes/#comment-11649 Nice, but it’s a shame it doesn’t quantify the squiggly lines (unless I’m missing something obvious). I like my Y-axes with a scale thank you very much.

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By: Sunny http://sharpener.johnband.org/2006/05/search-words-and-how-to-track-silly-memes/#comment-11584 Thu, 11 May 2006 18:16:40 +0000 http://www.thesharpener.net/2006/05/11/search-words-and-how-to-track-silly-memes/#comment-11584 Excellent! Hours of fun, this… Though surely with Melanie “dark days ahead” Phillips’ book coming out, that word may become popular again. Or maybe not.

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By: The Quiet Road » Blog Archive » Some links http://sharpener.johnband.org/2006/05/search-words-and-how-to-track-silly-memes/#comment-11579 Thu, 11 May 2006 17:30:55 +0000 http://www.thesharpener.net/2006/05/11/search-words-and-how-to-track-silly-memes/#comment-11579 […] Staying with the tech-toy-theme, check out this entry over at The Sharpener from John Band all about the newfangled Google Trends. A potentially useful tool (Google Trends that is, not John) for those of us tracking public awareness. See this chart for peak oil as an example. […]

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By: chris y http://sharpener.johnband.org/2006/05/search-words-and-how-to-track-silly-memes/#comment-11577 Thu, 11 May 2006 16:56:21 +0000 http://www.thesharpener.net/2006/05/11/search-words-and-how-to-track-silly-memes/#comment-11577 what is it with Tony Blair and Milton Keynes?

Oddly enough, if you enter them in the other order you learn that Brown is apparently huge in Gateshead.

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By: Rob http://sharpener.johnband.org/2006/05/search-words-and-how-to-track-silly-memes/#comment-11562 Thu, 11 May 2006 14:51:42 +0000 http://www.thesharpener.net/2006/05/11/search-words-and-how-to-track-silly-memes/#comment-11562 Nah, I like Chris. And cats. And Chris’ photos of his cats. He’s probably the best reason for going to Magdalen there is.

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By: The other John B http://sharpener.johnband.org/2006/05/search-words-and-how-to-track-silly-memes/#comment-11556 Thu, 11 May 2006 14:15:16 +0000 http://www.thesharpener.net/2006/05/11/search-words-and-how-to-track-silly-memes/#comment-11556 Oops – sorry Backword!

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By: The other John B http://sharpener.johnband.org/2006/05/search-words-and-how-to-track-silly-memes/#comment-11555 Thu, 11 May 2006 14:14:05 +0000 http://www.thesharpener.net/2006/05/11/search-words-and-how-to-track-silly-memes/#comment-11555 This toy is great for cutting the Eustonards down to size too.

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